Display-cabinet.



PATENTED DEC. '25, 19061 G. SGHEMAN. DISPLAY CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15. 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

' GEORGE SOHEMAN, OF WINTHROP, MINNESOTA.

DISPLAY-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 1906.

Application filed June 15,1905. Serial No. 265,362.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE SCHEMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVinthrop, in the county of Sibley and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Cabinetsand I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to improvements in display or exhibitingcabinets; and it consists in the construction and arrange ment of parts,as will be hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of thecabinet. Fig. 2- is a side elevation of the same with the door partlybroken away. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view, and Fig.4 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the cabinet.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates a casing constructedin rectangular form and revolubly mounted on a base 2 by means of apivot-pin 3, which extends vertically upward through the bottom of thecabinet. On two of the opposite sides of the cabinet I providepartitions 3, both of which extend horizontally across said sides andare secured, respectively, to the top and bottom of the casing. On thetwo other opposite sides of the casing are hinged transparent doors 5,and between the doors and the partitions 18 formed a display-compartment5. The partitions 3 are formed with spaced steps 3 with the riserportions 3" inclined outwardly and upwardly and with recesses or grooves3 at the juncture of the steps and their risers.

Bearing by their lower edges in the grooves 3 are plates 6, preferablyof sheet metal and extending over the next riser portion above and alsobeyond the next step above, whereby the series of upwardly and outwardlyinclined pockets or receptacles 7 are produced transversely of thepartitions. Each of the plates thus forms a rear wall of one of thepockets and at its upper edge stops short of the upper edge of the platenext above, whereby spaces are left for the insertion of the goods to bedisplayed, the upper portions of the goods projecting above the upperedges of the plates, as represented.

Each of the plates is folded over at its upper edge, as at 4, to form alateral projection thereon and extending over the pocket next below andproviding a stop at the upper end of each pocket to assist in retainingthe goods in position. The goods are disposed in the pockets 7 andresting upon the step 3 are prevented from displacement upwardly by thepresence of the projections 4, as will be obvious. The inner faces ofthe doors 5 are relatively close to the outer faces of the lateralprojections 4, so that when the doors are closed the goods are retainedin position in their respective pockets and prevented from upwardmovement. The upper portion of the device which carries the pocket 7being rotatatively disposed and the ockets being inclined outwardly andupwardly, any rapid rotation to the casing carrying the goods would havea tendency to cause the goods in the pockets to move upwardly, and whenthis occurs the projections 4 limit such upward movement and effectuallyprevents displacement of the goods. By this arrangement the cabinet maybe moved from place to place or shaken about or even overturned withoutdanger of displacing the goods. This is an important advantage of theinvention and adds materially to its efficiency and utility.

On the rear faces of the partitions I provide longitudinal grooves 4arranged one above the other at suitable distances apart, and in thesegrooves are slidably mounted shelveslO, which are constructed of anysuitable material, on which may be displayed goods of various kinds, thespaces between the shelves being divided by a partition 12.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A casing having openings in its side walls with closures, partitionsextending transversely within said casing adjacent to said openings,said partitions having horizontal step and upwardly-inclined riserportions formed thereon and arranged one above the other, longitudinalchannels formed between the intersections of the riser and stepportions, metallic plates having one of their longitudinal edgesdetachably seated in said In testimony whereof I have hereunto setchannels and contacting against the riser my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witportions and extending above the same and nesses.

spaced apart from the next above succeeding GEORGE SCHEMAN.

5 riser, and said plates having their free upper Witnesses:

longitudinal edges reinforced to form sup- CHAS. W. QUANDT, ports,substantially as specified. l S. E. LINsLEY.

